Urinary Phthalate Biomarkers and Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women.

Katherine W ReevesGabriela VieyraNydjie P GrimesJaymie MelikerRebecca D JacksonJean Wactawski-WendeRobert WallaceR Thomas ZoellerCarol BigelowSusan E HankinsonJoAnn E MansonJane A CauleyAntonia M Calafat

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

Certain phthalate biomarkers are associated with greater percentage decreases in total hip and femoral neck BMD. These findings suggest that phthalate exposure may have clinically important effects on BMD, and potentially fracture risk.

Keyphrases

postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
total hip
total knee arthroplasty
body composition